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Published 13 Mar 2023, 12:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PRN2313 Media and Stakeholder Relations Partner

Official notice

Authority: Choice Housing

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£62,000exc. VAT41.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2023awarded 23 Jun 2023
Awarded to OPEN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Choice Housing Ireland Ltd (the Group) wish to procure a public and stakeholder relations partner to assist with effective corporate communications. The partner organisation will be expected to assist with integrated communications across all channels that engage with multiple stakeholders.

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Mar 2023, 12:48 GMT
Last source update
23 Jun 2023, 13:14 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Apr 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017953
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b240 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST

Timeline

17 Apr 2023 → 15 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Jun 2023, 13:14 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jun 2023, 13:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £36,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OPEN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDSMEContract£36,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Choice Housing

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Leslie Morrell House 37 - 41 May Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 4DNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast
  • Royal Courts of JustiveReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.